WWE has a Jacob Fatu problem (Exclusive)

WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu has experienced rapid growth throughout the last year. The Samoan Werewolf debuted in the company last year as a relatively unknown entity to the majority of the WWE audience, but quickly rose to become one of the fan favourites in the company.

His popularity rose so much that he was being cheered by the fans despite being a heel. At Money in the Bank, he turned babyface for the first time in his WWE career after he turned on Solo Sikoa, stopping him from winning the Money in the Bank briefcase.

While talking about the United States Champion on the latest WrestleVotes Q&A on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, WrestleVotes addressed the problem WWE might face with Fatu's booking. He said the massive fan support he has could be the undoing of the 33-year-old.

"My main question coming out of this is how serious are they going to push Jacob Fatu as a babyface. If they get behind him, I think the fans will join that and he can shoot up the card really really quick and I'm not sure they want that speed behind it if that makes sense. I'm interested to see how this plays out now that he's a babyface cause he's already got a lot of support." [23:46 onwards]

Having turned on Solo, Jacob Fatu now seems set to be involved in a programme against his former Bloodline leader. The storyline will potentially see Fatu face Solo and JC Matteo at some point in the future. It'll also be interesting to see who the Tongans side with once they return from injury.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Rahul Madurawe